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Ameek Bhalla

Experience (Industry)

Cureus Inc.

Statistical Editor (Medical Science)

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Present - 2020

  • Critiqued the statistics and experimental design of more than 300 manuscripts for the journal Cureus as part of an international team

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.

Language Editor (Molecular Biology)

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2020 - 2017

  • Boosted the readability of 300 manuscripts from more than 10 developing countries, enhancing their acceptance by life science journals

Experience (Academia)

Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology

Senior Research Fellow (Computational Genomics)

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Present - 2017

  • Designed, executed, and analyzed quantitative genetic experiments, containing 480,000 data points, to infer the heritability of metabolic traits

Graduate Research Fellow (Computational Genomics)

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2017 - 2015

  • Implemented mixed models to handle nested data, increasing statistical power by 1000%
  • Invented techniques for mass production and processing of biological replicates, resulting in the publication of two research articles

Research Project Manager (Diabetes Genetics)

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2015 - 2012

  • Operationalized a government project (CSIR, India) by managing procurement, troubleshooting protocols, and training five new colleagues
  • Evaluated 50 candidate genes for diabetes using 200 transgenic constructs in Drosophila

Indian Institute of Science

Research Assistant (Alzheimer Genetics)

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2012 - 2007

  • Pioneered a low-cost technique for measuring long-term memory of classical conditioning in Drosophila

Education

Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology

PhD Candidate, Computational Biology/Genomics

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2021 - 2015

University of Delhi

Postgraduate Diploma, Biochemical Technology

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2007 - 2006

University of Delhi

BSc (Hons), Biomedical Sciences

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2006 - 2003

Peer-reviewed Publications

Transgenerational inheritance of cold temperature response in Drosophila
Karunakar P, Bhalla A, Sharma A; FEBS Letters, 593:594-600

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2019